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Pterygoid fossa

Fossa pterygoidea

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Sphenoid bone
Sphenoid bone, the structure this landmark is on
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The pterygoid fossa is an anatomical term for the fossa formed by the divergence of the lateral pterygoid plate and the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone.

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Names

Latin
Fossa pterygoidea
English
Pterygoid fossa
French
Fosse ptérygoïde
Spanish
Fosa pterigoidea
Portuguese
Fossa pterigóide

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